A
Elephant Reserve
Country：Thailand
This is a working vacation at a wildlife centre.Anyone can become a volunteer if he/she agrees to help the elephant keepers with tasks.
Daily tasks
Gather the elephants at 6：30 am.Take them to look for food in the forest.Clean the enclosure(围场).Swim with the elephants in the lake in the afternoon.If volunteers want to relax after work, they can watch satellite television.
How this vacation helps
If these elephants hadn't been rescued, they would still be living on the streets of Bangkok.The rural environment is much better for them than the urban environment where there is lots of pollution.
Your comment
“I love working with these huge gentle animals.”Gorilla safari(观赏野兽的旅行)
Countries：Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda
Departures(出发)：2—3 departures per month from Aug.to Dec.
Extras：permit ￡220
If you' re lucky, you' ll see lions, elephants and rhinos during this safari.The highlight(最好的部分)of the trip is the opportunity to see gorillas in the mountain forests.However，you must be in good health—if a gorilla caught a cold，it would be extremely harmful to its whole family.
How this vacation helps
There are only about 600 gorillas left in the world as human activity has reduced the area where they can live.When you buy a permit, this will pay for the protection of the national park.
Your comment
“I'll surely go back as soon as I have enough money！”
Polar bear watching
Area & Country: Arctic, Canada
Departures: sixty trips between Oct.1—Nov.19.
Every October and November groups of polar bears gather in Hudson Bay.As they are normally lonely creatures, this is unusual.The bears wait for the ocean to freeze so that they can hunt for seals, so this is the perfect opportunity to see them.Extra activities include dog sledding and a night trip to see the Northern Lights.
How this vacation helps
If the Arctic ice cap melts due to global warming，polar bears will be in danger.We give a share of our profits(利润)to the charity that protects polar bears.
Your comment
“These terrible bears get all the liquid they need from their food.”
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇应用文。介绍了三个保护野生动物的活动。
1．What will elephant volunteers do?
A．Sweep the enclosure of elephants.
B．Take food for elephants at 6 : 30 a．m.
C．Watch satellite television on elephants.
D．Wash elephants in the lake in the afternoon.
A [细节理解题。根据第一个活动中Daily tasks部分的“Clean the enclosure.”可知，大象志愿者将会打扫大象的围栏，故A项正确。]
2．What do we know about the Gorilla safari?
A．You can find gorillas in Kenya and Canada.
B．You will get a cold in the mountain forests.
C．Visitors need to pay $ 220 to see gorillas.
D．There are about 10 trips to visit gorillas.
D [细节理解题。根据第二个活动中的“Departures：2—3 departures per month from Aug.to Dec.”可知，8月至12月每月有两到三次观赏大猩猩的旅行，由此可知，大概共有10—15(2或3×5)次观赏大猩猩的旅行，故D项正确。]
3．What's the aim of these activities?
A．To help build more national parks.
B．To help protect the wild animals.
C．To help deal with the pollution in cities.
D．To help solve the problem of global warming.
B [推理判断题。根据三个活动中How this vacation helps部分中的内容可知，这些活动的目的是保护野生动物，故B项正确。]
